barbiturate
English
Alternative forms
- barbituate (US, colloquial, nonstandard)
Etymology
See barbituric.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/, /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/, /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/, /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - (US, colloquial, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/, /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: bar‧bit‧ur‧ate
Noun
barbiturate (plural barbiturates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- (pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
- Synonyms: (clipping, informal) barb, (informal) barbie, (informal) goofball
- Hyponym: barbital
- Coordinate term: benzodiazepine
- 1977, Donald R. Wesson, David Elvin Smith, Barbiturates, their use, misuse, and abuse, New York: Human Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 9:
- Following the “Summer of Love” in 1967, amphetamines and barbiturates began to replace psychedelics as the dominant drugs used in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, and increasing numbers of individuals were treated at the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic for complications following barbiturate use.
Translations
salt or ester of barbituric acid
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derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
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See also
Further reading
barbiturate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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